Brook frog

(Duellmanohyla soralia)

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Description

The Copan brook frog is a small frog,the males growing to about 32 mm (1.3 in) and the females to 38 mm (1.5 in).The snout is very blunt and the prominent eyes have red irises.The male has a single vocal sac under the throat,with a pair of vocal slits.The dorsal surface is brown with a well-marked pattern of green,olive,and black,pale-edged spots or blotches.The ventral surface is yellow and the outer surface of the fore limb has a patterning of white streaks.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Hylidae
Genus:Duellmanohyla
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